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Cici Brown, Hyatt Brown and Gregory Graham Grant cut the ribbon, opening Galerie Elan to the public. Photo by Alexis Miller
Sandy Jackson and her Gyotaku Fish Rubbings art piece. Photo by Alexis Miller
Grace Senior Morandi started painting at the age of 13 years old in Colombia. Photo by Alexis Miller
Kathleen Warren gives a live painting demonstration using watercolors in the upstairs area of the gallery. Photo by Alexis Miller
Lisette Otero-Lewis and her photograph, "Tropical Blue." Photo by Alexis Miller
Sandra LaPrall presents her watercolor paintings. Photo by Alexis Miller
Galerie Elan's very own camera crew: Casey Drew, Yvonne Collins, Luys Saumell and Josh Lieberman. Photo by Alexis Miller
Judi Bradford gives a live painting demonstration outside of Galerie Elan. Photo by Alexis Miller
Cici Brown speaks during the ribbon-cutting. Photo by Alexis Miller
Hyatt Brown speaks to the guests about the history on Beach Street. Photo by Alexis Miller
Cici Brown, Hyatt Brown and Gregory Graham Grant prepare to cut the ribbon. Photo by Alexis Miller
Cici Brown, Hyatt Brown and Gregory Graham Grant prepare to cut the ribbon. Photo by Alexis Miller
Cici Brown, Hyatt Brown and Gregory Graham Grant prepare for the ribbon cutting. Photo by Alexis Miller
Dick Truxaw paints an ocean mural live for guests to watch during the gallery's grand opening. Photo by Alexis Miller
Dan Walters, of The Adam Kornecki Jazz Duo, plays the bass. Photo by Alexis Miller
Adam Kornecki, of The Adam Kornecki Jazz Duo, plays the piano. Photo by Alexis Miller
LC Tobey pours a glass of complimentary wine for a guest. Photo by Alexis Miller
Tommy and LC Tobey pour wine for guests at the grand opening celebration. Photo by Alexis Miller
Yvonne Collins is one of the photographers whose work is on display at Galerie Elan. Photo by Alexis Miller
The gallery offers art from over 65 local and international artists. Photo by Alexis Miller
Over 65 local and international artists came together for the grand opening and ribbon-cutting of Galerie Elan on Friday, Oct. 6.
Galerie Elan is an expansion of owner Gregory Graham Grant’s previous gallery, Arts on Granada, as the new location can hold double the amount of artwork, giving more artists a chance to be featured in the gallery.
The gallery, located at 230 S. Beach St. in Daytona Beach, is a cooperative community of artists showing different styles of art in two- and three-dimensional concepts.
The ribbon cutting ceremony included speeches from Grant and Ormond Beach billionaires and philanthropists Cici and Hyatt Brown.
“The thing that inspired me with Galerie Elan were the coffee houses of Paris around the 1900s where some of the world’s greatest creative and intellectual minds would gather to watch wax poetic, tell lies, and change the future of the arts,” Grant said.
Performances from The Adam Kornecki Jazz Duo and artists painting live demonstrations of their work gave guests an inside look on the process of art. The event offered charcuterie and finger foods from the Golden Magnolia Marine Resort, as well as a complimentary wine bar with variations of red and white wines.
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